The 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for

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.Australian Title Conditions, 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10 It began on 18 April 1999 at

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and ended on 29 August at

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after eight rounds and twenty one races. Promoted as the BOC Gases Australian Touring Car Championship,Program, BOC Gases Australian Touring Championship, Mallala, 28–30 May 1999 organised by TOCA Australia and sanctioned by the

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as an Australian Title, it was the seventh annual Australian championship for Super Touring Cars and the fifth to carry the

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name.2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org
/ref> Paul Morris won the Drivers Championship,

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won the Manufacturers Championship and Volvo Racing was awarded the Teams Championship.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1999

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1999

consisted of twenty one races at eight rounds held in four different states. Two races were held at each of the first three rounds and three races were held at each of the remaining five rounds.

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position. The first three race meetings had a qualifying session for each race. After that there was just one qualifying session per round.

Manufacturers Championship

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by the best placed car from each eligible manufacturer at each race. Only two manufacturers were eligible to score points in the 1999 championship.

Teams Championship

Teams Championship points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by entries from multi-car teams at each race.

TOCA Challenge – Independents Cup

Independents Cup points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers in entries nominated as Independents at each race.

References

External links

1999 Racing Results Archive

1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, www.supertouringregister.com
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